Mises Institute Research Fellow Vytautas Žukauskas first attended Mises U in 2009. Now finishing his PhD in economics, he explains why the experience at Mises U is worth the trip halfway around the world.

Among themselves, libertarians often see important dividing lines among various factions in terms of social views and lifestyles. But most on the outside define libertarianism as being overwhelmingly for one thing: excessive and "dogmatic" devotion to free markets.